Treatment and outcomes of older patients with alcohol use disorders in community residential programs

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Lemke, Sonne ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RECREATION; SELF HELP; SOLDIER;

EID: 0037360904     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.219     Document Type: Article

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